Lindsay was testifying on the second day of Bruce's trial. Bruce is charged with second-degree murder in Turner's death.

Turner, 46, was found by police in the basement of an Austin Street North rooming house on the night of May 10, 2011. He bled to death after being stabbed in the back of his thigh. The murder weapon was never found.

Lindsay, 50, was charged with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty May 17, 2012 in provincial court to manslaughter and was given an eight-year sentence.

Lindsay said he and Bruce and some of the other rooming house tenants had been drinking the afternoon of May 10, 2011, when Turner -- another rooming house tenant -- got involved in a fight with Bruce. Lindsay said he intervened to help Bruce and all three of them ended up exchanging slaps and punches and falling to the floor.

Lindsay said he repeatedly struck Turner with a wooden stick, then pushed him into the basement of the rooming house where he knocked him down again and then wrapped a heavy chain around his neck and dragged him across the floor.

Lindsay said he left Turner on the basement floor, with Bruce beside him, and she was repeatedly hitting him with her fist in the waist area. Lindsay was arrested the next day when he returned to the rooming house and charged with second-degree murder.

Lindsay said he did not see a weapon in Bruce's hand and denied using a knife or other sharp object when he fought with Turner.

Earlier, Winnipeg Police Service Const. Curtis Benzick said he and his partner were called to the North Point Douglas rooming house as a result of an anonymous 911 call just before 9:30 p.m. They found Lindsay dead in the basement, lying in a pool of blood.

Medical examiner Dr. John Younes testified Wednesday Turner likely bled to death within five to 30 minutes after receiving the fatal stab wound.

Younes, who performed the autopsy, said Turner's blood-alcohol level was .253. He said Turner had been a chronic alcohol abuser.

Younes said Turner's body was covered with bruises and scars and he had several old scars. Younes concluded Turner had led "a rough-and-tumble life."

Younes said there were no signs on Turner's body that he had been beaten with a long, wooden stick or that a chain had been wrapped around his neck or any other part of his body.

Bensick said the rooming house was part of the Main Street Project, an organization that helps individuals with addiction issues.